Thank you for your reply! Again, it is great to hear from someone who has
the exact model. Your message reinforces my indecision--and I do not mean
that in a bad way. My overall impression is that this is not a "bad"
choice--just not necessaroly the best choice. I am wondering if there is any
way I can gather more funds and work with Dick Blick on pricing in order to
be able to outfit this room with a Saturn Junior Multi Rack with 40
Trays--though the 50-rack tray is only $90 more. Hmmm. I have to keep
reminding myself of Trish's words: "I don't like how tall they are. You can
never get all the arms to stay up to actually use the bottom third of the
racks. I like these if they were not as tall." Which goes along with my
colleague at the school, who says she never uses the top racks of hers, and
would gladly cut them off and give them to me if she could. (We both
examined it, but saw no way to make it happen.)
Then again, maybe if I got the inexpensive and small sprig-loaded one (the
second one I mentioned in my original post-- see
http://www.dickblick.com/zz513/29b/ ) it would not prevent me from getting
the luxury model in a year or two, whereas if I spent the money now on a
Tensor, I would likely NOT want to get another large drying rack for the
room, even if I was less than 100% pleased with the Tensor.
Decisions, decisions! I've got money to spend--but not enough to spend it
the way I'd like to. Still, it is not a bad position to be in--I am thankful
for every penny they allow me. Drying rack or no drying rack--or small
drying rack...the show will go on, and I will find a way to manage all the
artwork my students produce.
Anyone else have their comments to add?
Thank you!
Amy
P.S. to Woody--thank you for the link to your printmaking page! Your
students' work is just beautiful. Very inspiring. What age group was that?
It looked like Middle School--though the prints looked like they were done
by high schoolers, they were so well rendered and printed!
